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In Baghdad’s Adhamiya neighborhood, the Awakening Council, the citizen patrol that has been paid by the Americans to fight the insurgency, has become increasingly unpredictable and difficult to control. On Oct. 1, 54,000 Awakening members in an around Baghdad — including those in Adhamiya — will be shifted to the payroll of the Iraqi government.

In Baghdad’s Adhamiya neighborhood, the Awakening Council, the citizen patrol that has been paid by the Americans to fight the insurgency, has become increasingly unpredictable and difficult to control. On Oct. 1, 54,000 Awakening members in an around Baghdad  including those in Adhamiya  will be shifted to the payroll of the Iraqi government.